This page contains links to math resources that you can use to help review and study.
The BCAS Applets Barnstable Public Schools collected a variety of mini math applications called applets. These applets were linked to the state standards. This list supports the math standards K-4 but many of the 4th grade standards are relevant to grades 7-8. An excellent place to look for review and reteaching activities.
BBC School this particular site was created by the British Broadcasting company to help British students prepare for there national exams, these are similar to our MCAS. For the Math specific link please click here.
Virtual Manipulative The University of Utah created this resource. There are many varied activities please use the search feature to find what you need to review.
8th Grade Math Activities The Florida Department of Education prepared these activities ( with teacher and student materials) in order to help prepare students for their state tests.
EstimateEstimate to which decimal the arrow is pointing on the number line. The game has the words "Evaluation version" across the screen, but is still playable. Mathematical Interactivities has several games related to fractions and decimals in their Number section, including:
Decimal Challenge - Guess the decimal number between 0 and 10. Each time feedback tells whether your guess was too high or too low.
Sock - Push the green blocks into the holes to make the target number.
Smaller and smaller maze
Practice ordering decimal numbers and find your way through the maze. Decimal and square root gizmos from Explorelearning.com
Interactive "Gizmos" illustrating comparing and ordering decimals, multiplying with decimals, sums and differences with decimals, solving equations with decimals, and exploring square roots. Exploration guide and assessment questions included. By subscription, but has Free 30 day trial account. Excellent resource. Decimal and whole number jeopardyReview place value and comparing and rounding numbers. Also, practice number patterns. Comparing fractions, decimals, and percentagesHas factsheets, a nice matching pairs game, online quiz, and printable worksheets. Fraction Decimal ConversionPractice fractions vs. decimal numbers with a matching game, concentration, or flash cards.
Fractions
http://www.rainforestmaths.com/ Comparing fractions, decimals, and percentagesHas factsheets, a nice matching pairs game, online quiz, and printable worksheets. Fraction Decimal Conversion
Practice fractions vs. decimal numbers online with a matching game, concentration, or flash cards. Online Fraction Calculator
Add, subtract, multiply or divide fractions and mixed numbers. Fraction/Decimal Worksheets
Change fractions to decimal numbers or decimal numbers to fractions. Fractions vs. Decimals Calculator
An online tutorial with interactive calculators about fractions as recurring or terminating decimals. Fractioncity
Make "fraction streets" and help kids with comparing fractions, equivalent fractions, addition of fractions of like and unlike denominators while they drive toy cars on the streets. This is not an online activity but instructions of how to do it at home or at school.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics: GeometryCollection of interactive geometry activities: Congruent triangles, fractals, geoboard activities, Golden rectangle, Ladybug leaf, Ladybug mazes, platonic solids, tangrams, tessellations, transformations and more. Geometric Constructions illustrated with interactive Java applets
Drag various points in the sketch to explore additional cases. Also gives complete directions for using The Geometer's Sketchpad® software to construct the basic geometry constructions. Geometry gizmos at Explorelearning.com
"Gizmos" are interactive virtual 'gadgets' that let you explore the mathematical concept. Exploration guides included. By subscription; has free trial. Excellent! Triangle explorerPractice finding the area of triangles. NICE! Interior angles
Nice lesson and explanation about interior angles of polygons. Angles
Practice obtuse/right/acute angles, and vertical/corresponding/alternate interior or exterior angle concepts Length, perimeter, area and volume of similar figures
Use this interactive figure to explore how the scale factor affects the size and the area of similar figures. The discussion provided helps the teacher, but a specific lesson plan would be more helpful.
Coordinate Plane and Graphing Linear Equations
Numbered Graph Paper General coordinates game
Either type in the coordinates of a shown point or give coordinates and applet will plot the point. Graph Mole
A fun game about plotting points in coordinate plane. Plot points before the mole eats the vegetables.
Graphing and Statistics
Measuring
A Dictionary of Units of measurementExplains the common measuring systems and has lots of background info of their history. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/numeracy.shtml MeasuresA flash movie of basics of measuring time, weight, and capacity (in metric units). Has some interactive questions and a test. Measurements
Online lessons with interactive exercises on metric prefixes, symbols, number values, metric mass, length, volume, US length and volume, and temperature conversions. Reading a tape measureCreates a printable worksheet for measuring in inches. Math-Kitecture.com
Architecture and math resources. Students learn estimation, measuring skills, proportion, and ratios by hand-drafting a floor plan of their classroom to scale.
Integers & Number theory
Adding Real Numbers - Explorelearning.com
Interactive "Gizmo" illustrating addition of integers on a number line. Comes with exploration guide and assessment questions. By subscription, but has Free 30 day trial account. Color Chips Addition
The user drags positive/negative chips to the working area, then combines them in pairs to see the sum. MathCar Racing
Outdrive Funbrain's math car by getting the highest score and practice integer operations. Choose operation game
Choose the range to include negative numbers in this fun game to get practice in how to add/subtract/multiply/divide integers. Color Chips Subtraction
Drag positive/negative chips and zero pairs into working area as instructed, then subtract. Integers: Operations with Signed Numbers
Clear and cute presentations of the rules for integer operations, including The Party in the Mathland for determining the sign of multiplication/division result. Has a link to practice exercises with instant feedback. Space Coupe to the Rescue
By choosing a positive or negative number, the player controls the vertical position of a spaceship. If the spaceship reaches the same vertical position as a virus pod, the pod is destroyed. Flashcards with Negative Numbers
Interactive flashcards at AplusMath.com. How to teach integers
An article for the teacher about how to teach integer operations. Includes Add and Subtract Integers and Multiply & Divide Integers fact sheets (PDF).
Penguin Waiter
Simple game where you calculate the correct tip to leave the penguin waiter. Virtual Manipulative: Percentages
Interactive tool where you fill in any two of the three 'boxes' (whole, part, and percent) and it will calculate the missing part and show the result visually in two ways. Using the Proportion Method to Solve Percent Problems
Clear illustration of the proportion method, how to solve it, and online practice exercises. Money Math
Crystal clear tutorial on interest.
Ratios and Proportions
All About Ratios: Try these creative, online exercises for teaching or reinforcing your skills and ratios. A quiz follows the exercises. http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/proportions/
Real Life Applications
Cash Register Game this game challenges you to make change for a purchase. If you get the answer correct you get to add that $ into you piggy bank.
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This page contains links to math resources that you can use to help review and study.Problem Solving
Basic Operations
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Sixth Grade Topics http://www.aaastudy.com/grade6.htm
Seventh Grade Topics http://www.aaastudy.com/grade7.htm
Eighth Grade Topics http://www.aaastudy.com/grade8.htm
Decimals
EstimateEstimate to which decimal the arrow is pointing on the number line. The game has the words "Evaluation version" across the screen, but is still playable.Mathematical Interactivities has several games related to fractions and decimals in their Number section, including:
- Decimal Challenge - Guess the decimal number between 0 and 10. Each time feedback tells whether your guess was too high or too low.
- Sock - Push the green blocks into the holes to make the target number.
Smaller and smaller mazePractice ordering decimal numbers and find your way through the maze.
Decimal and square root gizmos from Explorelearning.com
Interactive "Gizmos" illustrating comparing and ordering decimals, multiplying with decimals, sums and differences with decimals, solving equations with decimals, and exploring square roots. Exploration guide and assessment questions included. By subscription, but has Free 30 day trial account. Excellent resource.
Decimal and whole number jeopardyReview place value and comparing and rounding numbers. Also, practice number patterns.
Comparing fractions, decimals, and percentagesHas factsheets, a nice matching pairs game, online quiz, and printable worksheets.
Fraction Decimal ConversionPractice fractions vs. decimal numbers with a matching game, concentration, or flash cards.
Fractions
http://www.rainforestmaths.com/Comparing fractions, decimals, and percentagesHas factsheets, a nice matching pairs game, online quiz, and printable worksheets.
Fraction Decimal Conversion
Practice fractions vs. decimal numbers online with a matching game, concentration, or flash cards.
Online Fraction Calculator
Add, subtract, multiply or divide fractions and mixed numbers.
Fraction/Decimal Worksheets
Change fractions to decimal numbers or decimal numbers to fractions.
Fractions vs. Decimals Calculator
An online tutorial with interactive calculators about fractions as recurring or terminating decimals.
Fractioncity
Make "fraction streets" and help kids with comparing fractions, equivalent fractions, addition of fractions of like and unlike denominators while they drive toy cars on the streets. This is not an online activity but instructions of how to do it at home or at school.
Algebra
Algebra Help a complete online text book - covers almost everything from basic operations, fractions, decimals to complex problemsNumber Patterns & Sequences- online game
Functions- online game
Equivalence- online game
Geometry
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics: GeometryCollection of interactive geometry activities: Congruent triangles, fractals, geoboard activities, Golden rectangle, Ladybug leaf, Ladybug mazes, platonic solids, tangrams, tessellations, transformations and more.Geometric Constructions illustrated with interactive Java applets
Drag various points in the sketch to explore additional cases. Also gives complete directions for using The Geometer's Sketchpad® software to construct the basic geometry constructions.
Geometry gizmos at Explorelearning.com
"Gizmos" are interactive virtual 'gadgets' that let you explore the mathematical concept. Exploration guides included. By subscription; has free trial. Excellent!
Triangle explorerPractice finding the area of triangles. NICE!
Interior angles
Nice lesson and explanation about interior angles of polygons.
Angles
Practice obtuse/right/acute angles, and vertical/corresponding/alternate interior or exterior angle concepts
Length, perimeter, area and volume of similar figures
Use this interactive figure to explore how the scale factor affects the size and the area of similar figures. The discussion provided helps the teacher, but a specific lesson plan would be more helpful.
Coordinate Plane and Graphing Linear Equations
Numbered Graph PaperGeneral coordinates game
Either type in the coordinates of a shown point or give coordinates and applet will plot the point.
Graph Mole
A fun game about plotting points in coordinate plane. Plot points before the mole eats the vegetables.
Graphing and Statistics
Measuring
A Dictionary of Units of measurementExplains the common measuring systems and has lots of background info of their history.http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/numeracy.shtml
MeasuresA flash movie of basics of measuring time, weight, and capacity (in metric units). Has some interactive questions and a test.
Measurements
Online lessons with interactive exercises on metric prefixes, symbols, number values, metric mass, length, volume, US length and volume, and temperature conversions.
Reading a tape measureCreates a printable worksheet for measuring in inches.
Math-Kitecture.com
Architecture and math resources. Students learn estimation, measuring skills, proportion, and ratios by hand-drafting a floor plan of their classroom to scale.
Integers & Number theory
Adding Real Numbers - Explorelearning.comInteractive "Gizmo" illustrating addition of integers on a number line. Comes with exploration guide and assessment questions. By subscription, but has Free 30 day trial account.
Color Chips Addition
The user drags positive/negative chips to the working area, then combines them in pairs to see the sum.
MathCar Racing
Outdrive Funbrain's math car by getting the highest score and practice integer operations.
Choose operation game
Choose the range to include negative numbers in this fun game to get practice in how to add/subtract/multiply/divide integers.
Color Chips Subtraction
Drag positive/negative chips and zero pairs into working area as instructed, then subtract.
Integers: Operations with Signed Numbers
Clear and cute presentations of the rules for integer operations, including The Party in the Mathland for determining the sign of multiplication/division result. Has a link to practice exercises with instant feedback.
Space Coupe to the Rescue
By choosing a positive or negative number, the player controls the vertical position of a spaceship. If the spaceship reaches the same vertical position as a virus pod, the pod is destroyed.
Flashcards with Negative Numbers
Interactive flashcards at AplusMath.com.
How to teach integers
An article for the teacher about how to teach integer operations. Includes Add and Subtract Integers and Multiply & Divide Integers fact sheets (PDF).
Patterns and Sequences
Number Sequencing GamePercentages
Penguin WaiterSimple game where you calculate the correct tip to leave the penguin waiter.
Virtual Manipulative: Percentages
Interactive tool where you fill in any two of the three 'boxes' (whole, part, and percent) and it will calculate the missing part and show the result visually in two ways.
Using the Proportion Method to Solve Percent Problems
Clear illustration of the proportion method, how to solve it, and online practice exercises.
Money Math
Crystal clear tutorial on interest.
Ratios and Proportions
All About Ratios: Try these creative, online exercises for teaching or reinforcing your skills and ratios. A quiz follows the exercises.http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/proportions/
Real Life Applications
Cash Register Game this game challenges you to make change for a purchase. If you get the answer correct you get to add that $ into you piggy bank.Math Tips & Tricks
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